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they're trying to flee afghanistan. our victory is near. german troops are responsible for security around here. but they're getting ready to go home. by the end of 2014, only a few will stay behind to carry on training their afghan colleagues. >> translator: we will be responsible for local security until the date of withdrawal. >> reporter: many afghans feel like international forces are aabandoning them. a 23-year-old was an ininterpreter tor for the german military. by but the people he wons worked for are being sent home and last december, he lost his job. >> still, the taliban is not removed, not vanished. they have to work on security parts of -- >> this is the warning letter. >> reporter: he received a letter in april. it contained a threat from the taliban. >> translator: we know you are a spy for the german military. if you don't share what you saw and heard, we'll kill you. >> reporter: last month, two of his former colleagues were killed. >> we were getting warnings from every size of and they knew us. that's why we're really co
they're trying to flee afghanistan. our victory is near. german troops are responsible for security around here. but they're getting ready to go home. by the end of 2014, only a few will stay behind to carry on training their afghan colleagues. >> translator: we will be responsible for local security until the date of withdrawal. >> reporter: many afghans feel like international forces are aabandoning them. a 23-year-old was an ininterpreter tor for the german military. by but the...
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the government of neighboring afghanistan is welcoming the decision. afghan officials have high hopes that the release will set in motion long-awaited peace talks with the taliban. nhk has this report from islamabad. >> reporter: the former second in command for the taliban and one of the founders of the group. pakistan supported the taliban when they overtook control of afghanistan in 1996. it is widely believed that pakistan has strong links with the group. last month, president hamid karzai urged the prime minister sharif to face the peace talks between his country and the taliban. since last year, pakistan has released more than 30 taliban members. with you none of them have been high-profile members like this. the taliban criticizes him as a puppet of the u.s. and its official stance is not to negotiate with the officials. the pakistani 'pledged to continue its efforts to get the taliban to sit at a table for peace. >> we can control him totally i not too much influence but since we have had some people have had good relationship with them, we pur
the government of neighboring afghanistan is welcoming the decision. afghan officials have high hopes that the release will set in motion long-awaited peace talks with the taliban. nhk has this report from islamabad. >> reporter: the former second in command for the taliban and one of the founders of the group. pakistan supported the taliban when they overtook control of afghanistan in 1996. it is widely believed that pakistan has strong links with the group. last month, president hamid...
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now, i would like to give the floor to president hammett karzai of afghanistan -- hamid karzai of afghanistan. [applause] >> vice premier yang, the prime minister of ukraine, secretary general of shanghai cooperation organization, excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. a very good morning to you all. it is a pleasure to join you here in xian for the 2013 session of the eurasian economic forum. i wish to thank the people and government of china for hosting this forum, and the shanghai cooperation organization for supporting it. over 2000 years ago, this ancient city saw the beginning of trade activities, but -- that connected asia and europe. through dynamic and mutually beneficial exchange of goods and technologies of the time. she and -- xian is truly an appropriate setting for this important forum committed to helping shape a new era of commercial exchange and economic cooperation. between europe and asia. ladies and gentlemen, globalization is not only resulting in greater dependence but also in the rise of a new economic powerhouses of china and india. and also to th
now, i would like to give the floor to president hammett karzai of afghanistan -- hamid karzai of afghanistan. [applause] >> vice premier yang, the prime minister of ukraine, secretary general of shanghai cooperation organization, excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. a very good morning to you all. it is a pleasure to join you here in xian for the 2013 session of the eurasian economic forum. i wish to thank the people and government of china for hosting this forum,...
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the move has implications for neighboring afghanistan. dhra dhirakaosal has details. >> they are welcoming the decision to free the highest ranking imprisoned taliban member. they have hopes that the release will set in motion long-awaited peace talks with the taliban. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> he is the foremost second in command for the taliban. he is also one of the founders of the group. pakistan supported the taliban when it took control of afghanistan in 1996. it is widely believed that pakistan has strong links with the group. last month president hamid karzai urged pakistani prime minister sharif to chair his talks between his country and the taliban. since last year, pakistan has released more than 30 taliban members, but none of them have been high-profile members like the brother. the taliban criticizes him as a puppet of the u.s. and its official stance is not to negotiate with officers. the pakistani man pledged to continue to get his efforts to save the the table for peace. >> they could have too much influence, b
the move has implications for neighboring afghanistan. dhra dhirakaosal has details. >> they are welcoming the decision to free the highest ranking imprisoned taliban member. they have hopes that the release will set in motion long-awaited peace talks with the taliban. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> he is the foremost second in command for the taliban. he is also one of the founders of the group. pakistan supported the taliban when it took control of afghanistan in 1996. it is...
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that's what a group of americans have discovered in afghanistan. jennifer glass explains. >> on the plains it's almost time to harvest, and this year there is a bumper crop. bringing california grapes to afghanistan. >> this is what we do, get farmers to grow higher value crops and they'll double their income. it's a pretty good deal. >> when the group came here ten years ago afghans were growing grapes on the ground and driving them to market in burlap sacks. they taught them how to build trellises. >> the grapes are safe from the rain, the wind and from rotting on the ground. >> before anything could be planted here the ground had to be cleared of landmines. >> there used to be a giant bomb crater right here. it took weeks just to clear this area so the vines could be planted. it's the brainchild of heidi kuhn. >> we're turning swords into plows pruning hooks. >> it has built cold storage units and packing facilities. >> today with this market center and with the system, our grapes and farmers will be able to export the grapes to other markets. >
that's what a group of americans have discovered in afghanistan. jennifer glass explains. >> on the plains it's almost time to harvest, and this year there is a bumper crop. bringing california grapes to afghanistan. >> this is what we do, get farmers to grow higher value crops and they'll double their income. it's a pretty good deal. >> when the group came here ten years ago afghans were growing grapes on the ground and driving them to market in burlap sacks. they taught them...
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marks an increase in taliban assault across afghanistan. in the past week sore so security forces and civilians have been killed. second attack on a nato base in less than a week. on wednesday, taliban forces dead -- deb detonated a bomb. in the same province on sunday the bodies of seven afghan army soldiers were discovered their hands bound with chains. local officials say the taliban captured them on the highway then shot them to death. jennifer glass, al jazeera kabul. >> japan's government says it will take a more direct role in the cleanup of the fukushima nuclear power plant. al jazeera's florence louie is in tokyo. >> japan's nuclear regulation authority says there's no evidence that there are any new leaks at the fukushima nuclear plants. the radiation readings were higher over the weekend than compared to two weeks ago because tepc observing that's the company in charge of the power plant used more sophisticated medicines. the machines they're using up to now can read up to 10,000 milicevits perfection hour. more direct approach i
marks an increase in taliban assault across afghanistan. in the past week sore so security forces and civilians have been killed. second attack on a nato base in less than a week. on wednesday, taliban forces dead -- deb detonated a bomb. in the same province on sunday the bodies of seven afghan army soldiers were discovered their hands bound with chains. local officials say the taliban captured them on the highway then shot them to death. jennifer glass, al jazeera kabul. >> japan's...
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we were going to go in afghanistan and oust the taliban. it was the story that everyone wanted to pitch in on and be part of. >> but a very personal story for you as you covered that war. can you distance yourself? there is no way to do that. >> the opposite happened. i got there and i realized that everybody i met lost a loved one in the war. there was a 25-year civil war that pre-dated 9/11. earn i meeveryone i met had. some rebels showed me a wall in which they've written in graffiti their depiction of the 9/11 attacks. what they told us was that they said this means that the rest of the world knows how we feel. >> you said it embarrassed me ouch attention the 9/11 victims get. >> it was part of a bunch of other tweets. i also received notes from people who lost loved ones in violent ways not on september 11th. they were saying, you know, we understand that there is a difference here. but i'm talking about soldiers' families. i'm talking about civilians. i'm talking about accidental deaths everywhere. the difference is that this is a big
we were going to go in afghanistan and oust the taliban. it was the story that everyone wanted to pitch in on and be part of. >> but a very personal story for you as you covered that war. can you distance yourself? there is no way to do that. >> the opposite happened. i got there and i realized that everybody i met lost a loved one in the war. there was a 25-year civil war that pre-dated 9/11. earn i meeveryone i met had. some rebels showed me a wall in which they've written in...
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base in eastern afghanistan. it planted bombs in n.a.t.o. vehicles destroying armored cars and mind sweepers there. three of the attackers were killed. >>> atlantic city is hoping for big crowds this labor day. the city is still rebuilding after hurricane sandy. >> a massive twitte twister swet through tokyo, tearing down power lines and roofs from homes. by the way, tornadoes are usually unheard of in japan. >>> here rain and humidity are the weather woes in the southeast. >> i stepped out for lunch, and i'm telling you, it's miserable out there. right now we have temperatures at 94 degrees. that's all because of the humidity. in fact we have rain on the way. the cold front is pushing its way further on into the east, and we are going to see some showers over the next couple of days and we're going to continue to have to deal with that heavy rain all along the i-95 corridor as we track the next 24 hours. unfortunately across portions of texas it will remain relatively hot and humid, and across the southwest we'll see a beneficial rain. in l
base in eastern afghanistan. it planted bombs in n.a.t.o. vehicles destroying armored cars and mind sweepers there. three of the attackers were killed. >>> atlantic city is hoping for big crowds this labor day. the city is still rebuilding after hurricane sandy. >> a massive twitte twister swet through tokyo, tearing down power lines and roofs from homes. by the way, tornadoes are usually unheard of in japan. >>> here rain and humidity are the weather woes in the...
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government is use military action against afghanistan iraq libya pakistan somalia yemen and mali now if you just broaden the scope of history to over the last thirty years you can see that the u.s. has had an enormous impact on nearly every country in the region this military takeover is largely been accomplished in the guise of democracy building and liberation it's a narrative that a story and peter coe's nikken director oliver stone dissected thoroughly in their book in a company and film series and the untold history of the united states where they write quote the belief that the us is fundamentally different from other nations motivated only by a commitment to freedom and liberty altruistically sacrifices for mankind has reemerged in recent years a staple of right wing historical revisionism this historical revisionism permeates today throughout the media landscape and political establishment but superficial rhetoric aside just how and why did the middle east become a target for western interests. here to help me break down the true nature of u.s. foreign policy and the current
government is use military action against afghanistan iraq libya pakistan somalia yemen and mali now if you just broaden the scope of history to over the last thirty years you can see that the u.s. has had an enormous impact on nearly every country in the region this military takeover is largely been accomplished in the guise of democracy building and liberation it's a narrative that a story and peter coe's nikken director oliver stone dissected thoroughly in their book in a company and film...
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also the headlines officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are said to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw all forces next year. voting draws to a close in moscow with exit polls suggesting opposition to the figureheads alexina valleys come second in the capital's first narrow alexion and nearly a decade. of just joined us for a good evening to this is r.t. live from moscow it's just after nine pm here now it's split a tough week for us so korea state john kerry has been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says a bomb has made no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround from last week so far turkey and france first in line to back the united states against syria but presiden
also the headlines officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are said to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw all forces next year. voting draws to a close in moscow with exit polls suggesting opposition to the figureheads alexina valleys come second in the capital's first narrow alexion and nearly a decade. of just joined us for a good evening to...
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. >> insurgents in afghanistan are increasing attacks on police with deadly consequences. since march the now interior minister said 1,792 police were killed in the last few months. that's the same in the entire 12 months before. st of the dead policemen were killed by roadside bombs. but militants have been stepping up attacks ahead of the writ drawl and potential election scheduled for next april. >>> chinese premier says disputes are not a problem between china and the association of south eastern nations only with specific countries and an apparent reference to philippines. he was speaking at a ceremony to launch the expo on tuesday. premier lee and several southeast asian leaders attended the opening of the expo in the southern chinese city of nonning. lee used his opening remarks to stress china's stance on american disputes. >> translator: we believe the debate over the south china sea is not an issue between china and asean. it should not be allowed to take over our chinese undertakings, and we believe there is no possibility that it will. >> the philippines are in
. >> insurgents in afghanistan are increasing attacks on police with deadly consequences. since march the now interior minister said 1,792 police were killed in the last few months. that's the same in the entire 12 months before. st of the dead policemen were killed by roadside bombs. but militants have been stepping up attacks ahead of the writ drawl and potential election scheduled for next april. >>> chinese premier says disputes are not a problem between china and the...
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this is a big, big bill we do know for a fact in afghanistan we spent $655 billion. billion is a thousand million dollars. we're spend at the rate of $10.5 million an hour. iraq cost us $814 billion to date, we are spending it there at the rate of $824,000 an hour. if you get in to this, it will cost you a lot of money. nobody knows how much. they can't guess. the same time you have to remember senator kerry testified before the congress, testified and he said he has an offer on the table from the saudis to fund this. who knows? >> eric: i heard from the left for 12 years that it's so much money, cost us so much, can't afford it. now all i here is something we have to look away on the cost and something we need to do. >> no, in fact, i didn't hear on the right nick raise cost issue when we talk about going in to iraq or afghanistan. i don't think it's relative issue. wayne, a man who is experienced from "mash" told you the cost of what we're doing in afghanistan and aq. this is piddling by comparison. this is like $40 million for a carrier group out there in the medi
this is a big, big bill we do know for a fact in afghanistan we spent $655 billion. billion is a thousand million dollars. we're spend at the rate of $10.5 million an hour. iraq cost us $814 billion to date, we are spending it there at the rate of $824,000 an hour. if you get in to this, it will cost you a lot of money. nobody knows how much. they can't guess. the same time you have to remember senator kerry testified before the congress, testified and he said he has an offer on the table from...
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lot of wars he said this is not iraq and this is not afghanistan. obama also made the argument that intervention would be calculated he said it would be limited it does not involve boots on the ground and already his call for support is one the approval of speaker john boehner the most influential politicians in the house with banners backing obama's plan it speculated that we should expect for congressional consent for military intervention in the country but even if congress does approve a military strike on syria is this the right course of action joining me now to discuss both sides of the argument was mustafa executive director for the syrian emergency task force and brian becker national coordinator for the answer coalition thank you so much both of you for coming on very tense topic was you on the ground in syria more people time since the civil war broke out two years ago in fact you're one of the liaison between the f.s.a. and this administration why does the u.s. need to strike right now well the fact is that the united states first of all
lot of wars he said this is not iraq and this is not afghanistan. obama also made the argument that intervention would be calculated he said it would be limited it does not involve boots on the ground and already his call for support is one the approval of speaker john boehner the most influential politicians in the house with banners backing obama's plan it speculated that we should expect for congressional consent for military intervention in the country but even if congress does approve a...
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cooperation on afghanistan has just started. there is great potential and room for enhanced cooperation if our two countries can work with each other and to bring out our respective strengths, we can turn the issue into a new highlight and cooperation. ladies and gentlemen, not long ago, president xi and president obama met again on the margins of the g-20 summit in st. petersburg. the two leaders reiterated their commitment to this new model of major country relationship. the building of such a relationship requires not only political guidance from our leaders, but also and more importantly, the involvement and support of people across the society in both countries including the continuous intellectual input from action demonstratea. the brookings institution is one of the most influential think tanks. what to do next is to look at what the brookings institute is working on. the brookings institution has always had a keen interest in u.s. relations with china, but its purpose, the china center bringing together many renowned ex
cooperation on afghanistan has just started. there is great potential and room for enhanced cooperation if our two countries can work with each other and to bring out our respective strengths, we can turn the issue into a new highlight and cooperation. ladies and gentlemen, not long ago, president xi and president obama met again on the margins of the g-20 summit in st. petersburg. the two leaders reiterated their commitment to this new model of major country relationship. the building of such...
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. >> 7 passengers on a bus killed by a roadside bomb in afghanistan and 17 were injured in the providence and the bus was going to kabul from kandahar. they have a senior afghan mp was released after being kidnapped last month and al jazeera has the video of her release and this is an exclusive report and jane furgeson caught up with her. >> a month in taliban custody ended with an embrace of her children. she was the first female mp to be kidnapped by the group and the most senior. speaking exclusively to al jazeera she described her experience. and it was traumatized but never sexual assaulted. >> translator: i was there a while and wouldn't respect their mother or sister. in reality it wasn't that way. the taliban treated the women and living with a miss conception about islam. >> reporter: it was a dramatic effort headed by senior politicians and afghan intelligence services and those in charge of the rescue visited her in her home in kabul to celebrate and the government said there was an exchange of prisoners to get her back and taliban has four of her relatives were given back and
. >> 7 passengers on a bus killed by a roadside bomb in afghanistan and 17 were injured in the providence and the bus was going to kabul from kandahar. they have a senior afghan mp was released after being kidnapped last month and al jazeera has the video of her release and this is an exclusive report and jane furgeson caught up with her. >> a month in taliban custody ended with an embrace of her children. she was the first female mp to be kidnapped by the group and the most senior....
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with american troops but praying to leave afghanistan for good next year washington's challenge to close what seems one of the toughest prison facilities there considered so dark it makes good look like a summer camp. and what comes first vegies or the crisis in the eurozone voters give a hard time to germany's general election hopefuls who they believe focus too little on what the main priorities should be. live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eight pm. israel has carried out an unannounced missile test in the mediterranean sparking an alert in light of a military buildup in the region for a potential strike on syria the confirmation came after the launch of two rockets was detected by russian radars. brings us the details. the two missiles were launched at around five am g.m.t. in the neutral waters off the mediterranean sea and then headed towards its eastern coast this was detected by russia's early warning system and then reported by the defense ministry at first no one else could officially confirm this including israel and the united states but then we
with american troops but praying to leave afghanistan for good next year washington's challenge to close what seems one of the toughest prison facilities there considered so dark it makes good look like a summer camp. and what comes first vegies or the crisis in the eurozone voters give a hard time to germany's general election hopefuls who they believe focus too little on what the main priorities should be. live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eight pm. israel has...
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this oil rich region of the of the world was how can we be sure that this won't be another iraq or afghanistan no first of all i would i agree on the first point the american public does not. want to take part in any military intervention for whatever reason you're in a political war in syria but i'm agreeing with you so i'm agreeing with him that a good thing that isn't universally i think and i. think you so again i agree with him i thought he was and i thought he would like to let you do that on these issues they don't want another war they don't want one in syria they don't want intervention anywhere else they don't want to petition of iraq or afghanistan i was so the syrian people been very vocal opponents of the invasion of iraq in the mishandling of going to stand i think that is something important to note but iraq was not an indigenous populist a religion that went on for eight months and i don't remember mr baker come out once and say anything about a dictator that used gunshots and used unlawful arrests against peaceful protesters again for eight months as far as the proof of chemic
this oil rich region of the of the world was how can we be sure that this won't be another iraq or afghanistan no first of all i would i agree on the first point the american public does not. want to take part in any military intervention for whatever reason you're in a political war in syria but i'm agreeing with you so i'm agreeing with him that a good thing that isn't universally i think and i. think you so again i agree with him i thought he was and i thought he would like to let you do...
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quickly focused on afghanistan. thousands of foreign force came to push the taliban from power, because they had harbored osama bin laden and al qaeda. with the trips came aid project on a huge scale, death and development arrived hand in hand. 12 years later, major achievements have been made, education for girls is back with schools for them common around the country. although literacy rates for women still lag far behind men, women are gaining an education and entering the work force. >> the evolution that came to afghanistan in the past 12 years was big for education, because during the dark times of the taliban, our children were doing nothing. there was no attention to education. >> reporter: the country's gdp has increased with development. incomes have gone up for many afghans. life for afghans have moved on greatly since 2001 can economic and social development common across the country, but when you speak to afghans they often remind us that they have paid a heavy price for that development. >> afghans hav
quickly focused on afghanistan. thousands of foreign force came to push the taliban from power, because they had harbored osama bin laden and al qaeda. with the trips came aid project on a huge scale, death and development arrived hand in hand. 12 years later, major achievements have been made, education for girls is back with schools for them common around the country. although literacy rates for women still lag far behind men, women are gaining an education and entering the work force....
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consulate attack in western afghanistan and 8 people have been killed. also ahead in india the four men found guilty of raping and killing a student on a bus have been sentenced to death. and twitter is on the stock exchange and some investors think it may be worth $10 billion. ♪ john kerry and sergie are known to get along well and paying off in geneva and will meet in new york to revive an effort to end the syrian crisis and talking about how to get rid of syria's chemical weapons arsenal and this is what they said in the last hour. >> i will say on behalf of the united states that president obama is deeply committed to a negotiated solution with respect to syria. and we know that russia is likewise. we are working hard to find the common ground and be able to make that happen. and we discussed some of the homework that we both need to do, we are not going to go into it in any detail today. we both agreed to do that homework and meet again in new york around the time of the u.n. general assembly, around the 28th. >> translator: the russian president
consulate attack in western afghanistan and 8 people have been killed. also ahead in india the four men found guilty of raping and killing a student on a bus have been sentenced to death. and twitter is on the stock exchange and some investors think it may be worth $10 billion. ♪ john kerry and sergie are known to get along well and paying off in geneva and will meet in new york to revive an effort to end the syrian crisis and talking about how to get rid of syria's chemical weapons arsenal...
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there have been periods of afghan history when the rulers of afghanistan have taken advantage of the geographical position of afghanistan to play a sort of neutrality cause using the favoritism towards one global power, weighing that out against the possibility of leading towards the other global power to keep both of them somewhat at bay. this has been the diplomatic strategy is successful afghan rulers wherever there have been many. the cold war, for example, was a notable period, both the ussr in the united states were interested in afghanistan and competing to enlarge their influence in the country, somehow because of the counterbalancing of those two forces, there was a period when the afghans were sort of in control of their own destiny. during that period, we saw modernization of change in afghanistan that was more rapid and sort of dramatic that you have seen anywhere in this country. that period ended when the pendulum of trying to sway back and forth between afghanistan and the outer world, it just started to swing so fast and so far that it finally crashed and the country
there have been periods of afghan history when the rulers of afghanistan have taken advantage of the geographical position of afghanistan to play a sort of neutrality cause using the favoritism towards one global power, weighing that out against the possibility of leading towards the other global power to keep both of them somewhat at bay. this has been the diplomatic strategy is successful afghan rulers wherever there have been many. the cold war, for example, was a notable period, both the...
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there's still no plan on what to do with america's most infamous jail in afghanistan a facility so dark that former detainees say gone time zero is a holiday come to background. plus shouting to be had a london street performer with a booming voice and an eyeful contrabass it could have a megaphone ripped from his hands by the authorities. this is coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program russian radio systems reporting they decided to miss i was a launch to eastwards from the central mediterranean this morning it's unclear who launched them or indeed what they were targeting no one has claimed responsibility and. joins us now live with more details hello there you go or so what do we know so far well according to russia's defense ministry around four hours ago its early warning systems detected the launch of two ballistic missiles in the mediterranean which headed from the west into the eastern coast of the sea the ministry didn't provide any additional details however. russia's news agency has quoted an unnamed source. who said that the missiles were dumped into the
there's still no plan on what to do with america's most infamous jail in afghanistan a facility so dark that former detainees say gone time zero is a holiday come to background. plus shouting to be had a london street performer with a booming voice and an eyeful contrabass it could have a megaphone ripped from his hands by the authorities. this is coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program russian radio systems reporting they decided to miss i was a launch to eastwards from the...
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i did 12 assignments in afghanistan, 12 in iraq. i can't imagine bringing those -- the national guard and reservist and the over extended regular unany particular ti units into a war. how do you feel about that? >> our country is tired of war. there is probably not too many service members like myself if called up again we would go do it. but, you know, what is our end result? is the success before we go in? let's label that first because, you know, it's like with the iraq war, the afghanistan war, the vietnam war, we never labeled what will be a success for us. in a war, nobody wins. they don't give out first place trophies. so what is going to be the success? is success if we want to win this and make a decision to get involved? >> that's a great question. again, i thank you for your service. how are you doing? >> good, good, thank you so much for having me on. >> i appreciate you speaking out. i think it takes a different kind of courage but again, thanks for everything. >> up next, as the president asks congress for permission t
i did 12 assignments in afghanistan, 12 in iraq. i can't imagine bringing those -- the national guard and reservist and the over extended regular unany particular ti units into a war. how do you feel about that? >> our country is tired of war. there is probably not too many service members like myself if called up again we would go do it. but, you know, what is our end result? is the success before we go in? let's label that first because, you know, it's like with the iraq war, the...
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. >> afghanistan becomes yet another example of a failing policy. and the region argued against that policy. it is too dangerous. and it was dangerous to let things drift away with it did. it was dangerous not to insist immediately on a replacement could be trusted that could hold things together. well we did to my now you go to the region. i go to the region. the question as always, why did you give that away? did you think about that or realize what would happen? and a sense that we gave up the show, we did not stick with him, we have given up and let the iranians takeover. we abandon mubarak. we announce a withdrawal from the cast and. now what are you going to do next? how much can we trust the united states? i think you're right for different reasons. an overall commitment. of the assurances in the world, they make it difficult because the region is at the time. the surprises facing challenges they have not had to face before internally and what is going on. >> often faulted for mistakes. and afghanistan military career wrong to decline , at th
. >> afghanistan becomes yet another example of a failing policy. and the region argued against that policy. it is too dangerous. and it was dangerous to let things drift away with it did. it was dangerous not to insist immediately on a replacement could be trusted that could hold things together. well we did to my now you go to the region. i go to the region. the question as always, why did you give that away? did you think about that or realize what would happen? and a sense that we...
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jennifer glass,in, afghanistan. >>> we're hearing heavy and sustained gunfire that can be heard from inside the kenyan shopping mall that is under siege by the somali rebel group al zsa boalgroup-shabob. most of the hostages were freed earlier this morning. but the siege has lasted now for more than two days it's armed gunmen went in to that mall and killed at least 68 people and injured more than 150. and then launched the attack against incoming police offers. you will watch that story and bring you more as soon as you learn it. >>> up next, the creatures that zoo keepers in dallas use to help wild cheetah. >>> later, sweden's top tkpofler did what no other european player has ever done. >>> welcome back to al jazeera. a special friendship is growing at the dallas zoo. three amigos, a labrador pup and two cheetah cubs are proving they cannot only get along but they can see each other as family. >>> good morning, everyone! hi, welcome. here to the dallas zoo wild encounter stage. now, for those of you that don't know cheetah are found in africa. >> reporter: this trio is the toast o
jennifer glass,in, afghanistan. >>> we're hearing heavy and sustained gunfire that can be heard from inside the kenyan shopping mall that is under siege by the somali rebel group al zsa boalgroup-shabob. most of the hostages were freed earlier this morning. but the siege has lasted now for more than two days it's armed gunmen went in to that mall and killed at least 68 people and injured more than 150. and then launched the attack against incoming police offers. you will watch that...
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. >>> insurgents in afghanistan increasing attacks on the afghan police with deadly consequences. since march, nearly 1,800 policemen lost their lives. new afghan interior minister said on monday 1,792 police were killed in the past six months. that's about the same number killed during the entire 12 months before. the minister added that more than 2,700 were wounded. reuters reports most of the dead policemen were killed by roadside bombs. the afghan government urgently wants a peace deal with taliban insurgents, but militants have been stepping up attacks ahead of the withdrawal of international combat troops and presidential election scheduled for next april. >>> the interethnic minority of central myanmar live a unique existence supported by a water-based ecosystem. chemical farming threatens to ruin their traditional way of life, but some members think they've found a solution. nhk world traveled to the region and has the story. >> reporter: lake il sits 900 meters above level. the lake is a precious resource for people around its shores. the interethnic minorities live in st
. >>> insurgents in afghanistan increasing attacks on the afghan police with deadly consequences. since march, nearly 1,800 policemen lost their lives. new afghan interior minister said on monday 1,792 police were killed in the past six months. that's about the same number killed during the entire 12 months before. the minister added that more than 2,700 were wounded. reuters reports most of the dead policemen were killed by roadside bombs. the afghan government urgently wants a peace...
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wars in iraq and afghanistan where we paid dearly. had great men and women fighting but in the end we accomplished very little. they should stop trying to sell us more wars against nonexistent threats and start doing their jobs in the home front. i'm telling you if they continue to push unpopular policies, the people will eventually take their power away. and send them packing. our enemies love to see us become weaker by squandering our resources and overextending our military. this ends up leading to more chaos and more suffering in the end by innocence. a stronger, more prosperous america. not more establishment wars of choice will lead to a more stable, peaceful world. that's the memo. now on to the top story. reaction with us now is robert kagan. an old friend and senior fellow at the brookings institute. mr. kagan. now you and i over the years have talked a lot about iraq and you are a learned scholar and incredibly prolific writer. in the end when you look at this today, hat the administration not lost ground in the past week wh
wars in iraq and afghanistan where we paid dearly. had great men and women fighting but in the end we accomplished very little. they should stop trying to sell us more wars against nonexistent threats and start doing their jobs in the home front. i'm telling you if they continue to push unpopular policies, the people will eventually take their power away. and send them packing. our enemies love to see us become weaker by squandering our resources and overextending our military. this ends up...
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with american troops preparing to leave afghanistan for good next year washington is under pressure to close what seen as one of its harshest prison facilities they're considered to be even worse than one ton of. what comes first veggies all but crisis in the eurozone voters give a hard time to germany's general election hopefuls who they believe focus too little of what the main priorities should be. live from our studio center here in moscow is just turned eleven pm this is r.t. the u.s. senate foreign relations committee is now debating a possible strike on syria now these are live pictures from washington the committee chairman been calling on senators to support military action voicing his conviction of the syrian regime's responsibility for the recent chemical attack near damascus and this is just been reiterated by the secret state john kerry he's talking now and he says he does believe firmly that the assad regime was behind that attack and they're saying that this was a direct threat to american national security that's despite the fact that the u.n. inspectors have yet to pre
with american troops preparing to leave afghanistan for good next year washington is under pressure to close what seen as one of its harshest prison facilities they're considered to be even worse than one ton of. what comes first veggies all but crisis in the eurozone voters give a hard time to germany's general election hopefuls who they believe focus too little of what the main priorities should be. live from our studio center here in moscow is just turned eleven pm this is r.t. the u.s....
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she was married to an afghan businessman, who had just returned recently to afghanistan. militants abducted her and her body was found early in the morning. no one has claimed responsibility for this. she has been in afghanistan working as a health worker with women and filming lives of women. she is one owomen. this is a conservative province, she's very famous for escaping the taliban. >> apologies to our viewers for the quality of that skype connection. jennifer, thank you. returning now to the crisis in syria, and the debate over intervention. al jazeera has spent two days on the road with republican congressman justin amash, who has been asking the americans whom he represents about their thoughts and fears about possible military intervention. david hawkins reports. >> if you're opposed to the military strike raise your hand. >> reporter: of the people who came here to talk with their congressmen about what the u.s. should do about syria, few are in favor of action. >> my understanding is that it does not involve boots on the ground, and it is limited. >> reporter:
she was married to an afghan businessman, who had just returned recently to afghanistan. militants abducted her and her body was found early in the morning. no one has claimed responsibility for this. she has been in afghanistan working as a health worker with women and filming lives of women. she is one owomen. this is a conservative province, she's very famous for escaping the taliban. >> apologies to our viewers for the quality of that skype connection. jennifer, thank you. returning...
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cannot resolve someone else's civil war through force particularly after a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan the situation profoundly changed though on august twenty first when assad's government gassed to death over a thousand people including hundreds of children the images from this massacre are sickening men women children lying in rows killed by poison gas others foaming at the mouth gasping for breath a father clutching his dead children imploring them to get up and walk on that terrible night the world saw in gruesome detail the terrible nature of chemical weapons and why the overwhelming majority of humanity has declared them off limits a crime against humanity and a violation of the laws of war this was not always the case in world war one american g.i.'s were among the many thousands killed by deadly gas in the trenches of europe in world war two the nazis used gas to inflict the horror of the holocaust because these weapons can kill on a mass scale with no distinction between soldier and infant the civilized world has spent a century working to ban the. and then nine hundred ninet
cannot resolve someone else's civil war through force particularly after a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan the situation profoundly changed though on august twenty first when assad's government gassed to death over a thousand people including hundreds of children the images from this massacre are sickening men women children lying in rows killed by poison gas others foaming at the mouth gasping for breath a father clutching his dead children imploring them to get up and walk on that...
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he took afghanistan and adopted it as a war of necessity, but reluctantly, he had a surge in afghanistan, announced -- and then, of course, there was an n intervention in libya. it was half hearted. this is now obama's moment in the world. if he doesn't believe in this mission, i think it's best not to -- then we best not do it. >> when you hear fouad talking about this, does it harkin back to iraq? do you see this through the lens of iraq and afghanistan? >> not exactly. what i do see is that the experience of a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan with precious little to show for it, is essentially bled the will of the american people to get involved in these kinds of things. before we went into iraq, i thought it was a terrible idea. not because getting rid of saddam was a bad idea, he was a horrible dictator, a horrible tie ran the. i didn't think the american people had the will, the desire, the vocation to occupy another country year after year, $2.5 billion a week. hundreds of thousands of people dead, and for what? i think that that's the context in which iraq is important here,
he took afghanistan and adopted it as a war of necessity, but reluctantly, he had a surge in afghanistan, announced -- and then, of course, there was an n intervention in libya. it was half hearted. this is now obama's moment in the world. if he doesn't believe in this mission, i think it's best not to -- then we best not do it. >> when you hear fouad talking about this, does it harkin back to iraq? do you see this through the lens of iraq and afghanistan? >> not exactly. what i do...
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we're there in afghanistan now. >> rose: could the prime minister have acted without a vote in the parliament? >> we don't have in our unwritten constitution strict legal rules about this. we do have the convention that if there is time to ask parliament to take military action the that we go to parliament. that doesn't mean that if we have to fulfill treaty obligations to nato, to go to the aid of an ally under attack but if we are the subject of a surprise attack it doesn't mean we don't have to ask parliament first. there's one important point that comes out of this which is that in america, britain, france, we do have to make the positive case as to why we need to be engaged in world affairs. >> rose: two issues: one is nairobi and two sexual violence in conflict which you have been eloquent about. first, nairobi. what do we know about this point about what happened and who did it? >> we don't know for sure. here we're assisting the kenyans in any way we can but it's there investigation. there are elements of al-shabaab, the group that operates in somalia who have claimed responsibility a
we're there in afghanistan now. >> rose: could the prime minister have acted without a vote in the parliament? >> we don't have in our unwritten constitution strict legal rules about this. we do have the convention that if there is time to ask parliament to take military action the that we go to parliament. that doesn't mean that if we have to fulfill treaty obligations to nato, to go to the aid of an ally under attack but if we are the subject of a surprise attack it doesn't mean...
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i will not pursue an open ended action like iraq or afghanistan. i will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like libya or cost sowf slow. this would be a targeted strike. two use of chemical weapons and degrading asaad's capabilities. what are acting if we don't take out asaad. some members have congress said there's no point in doing a pin prick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesn't do pin pricks. even a limited strike will send a message to asaad that no other nation can deliver. i don't think we should remove another dictator with force, we learnd from iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next. but a targeted strike can make asaad or any other dictator, think twice before using chemical weapons. other questions involve the dangers of retaliation. we don't dismiss any threats. but the asaad regime does not have the ability to serious threaten. the other retaliation. neither asaad nor his allies have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise. and our ally israel. as we
i will not pursue an open ended action like iraq or afghanistan. i will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like libya or cost sowf slow. this would be a targeted strike. two use of chemical weapons and degrading asaad's capabilities. what are acting if we don't take out asaad. some members have congress said there's no point in doing a pin prick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesn't do pin pricks. even a limited strike will send a message to asaad...
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troops were shot dead in the latest inside attack in afghanistan. it happened in eastern afghanistan. an afghan soldier open fired on u.s. soldiers killing two on the spot. a third died later from his wounds. there have been seven insider attacks against coalition forces. >>> to germany will voters head to the polls for an initial election tomorrow. the polls put anglega merkel in the lead. and she has major sway in final markets around the globe. amanda price has the story. >> eight years after th become chancellor, angela merkel is still one of the most popular leaders in jeremy. she is a powerful leader in europe that is mostly run by men. she has outlasted her male counterparts in italy, france, and the u.k. a native of the former communist of east germa germany, her trais in physics. five years after the financial crisis germany is going strong with one of the world's lowest jobless rates. unlike grease an greece and spae unemployment is past 12%. >> people feel that she has done something wrong. >> the decision german voters could have this we
troops were shot dead in the latest inside attack in afghanistan. it happened in eastern afghanistan. an afghan soldier open fired on u.s. soldiers killing two on the spot. a third died later from his wounds. there have been seven insider attacks against coalition forces. >>> to germany will voters head to the polls for an initial election tomorrow. the polls put anglega merkel in the lead. and she has major sway in final markets around the globe. amanda price has the story. >>...
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has purchased these machines for its operations in afghanistan is testament to the . difficult conditions which. will put mike's isn't just for selling military hardware. these. two simple helicopter builds on the legacy of. the m.i. eight and is about thirty percent cheaper than anything else in the market under peaceful international cooperation doesn't and the company russian helicopters presented the first prototype of his luxurious k. sixty two passenger helicopter the helicopter is fitted with french engines marking the first time the company has teamed up with a european partner is still undergoing ground but the company is order received a number of orders. under of course no marks show would be complete without to display from the study under the. teams the two groups have been showing off their precise flying skills together for over ten years they weren't the only ones with some slick moves to see the grace under. passenger jets as they performed seemingly impossible maneuvers because such large aircraft would be enough to cure anyone of the fear of flying
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iraq afghanistan the balkans somalia haiti libya yemen and so on and so on the list of engagements and airstrikes by post cold war nato just keeps getting longer and now it looks like it's serious turn a lot of people have written me asking me to predict what is going to happen next which for me is a possible i'm not good at predicting the future but i can say is that we are living in a very tense moment in history many argue that the u.s. economy with its unfathomable debt is really propped up by war and the petro dollar so if the u.s. backs down here won't could be the beginning of the end for the world's only hyper power but if they do attack syria there will probably be some sort of reaction from iran russia and china if you haven't noticed nato has been trying to encircled these nations and in russian internet conspiracy land a lot of people are saying that russia is next you see if there is no resistance in syria then one by one all resistance to the un ending hunger of nato will be smashed out one by one the reason syria is so important and so scary is that you have one massive
iraq afghanistan the balkans somalia haiti libya yemen and so on and so on the list of engagements and airstrikes by post cold war nato just keeps getting longer and now it looks like it's serious turn a lot of people have written me asking me to predict what is going to happen next which for me is a possible i'm not good at predicting the future but i can say is that we are living in a very tense moment in history many argue that the u.s. economy with its unfathomable debt is really propped up...
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country because of efforts that have been undertaken by those entities, whether it be in pakistan, afghanistan, and other areas around the world. >> there has been a lot of attention both inside and outside government involving -- with respect to the issue of what might be done about the motivations of people who engage in terrorist activity or are recruited by terrorist organizations. i wonder if you could speak a little bit as to whether you see efforts to do something about this to be promising in terms of outreach or better relations with particular communities -- what questions you think are important for us to answer to be able to better get a handle on what motivations people have for engaging in terrorist action. >> i would say that the landscape has shifted over the last four or five years. four or five years ago, our greatest concern would be radicalization from individuals in pakistan or yemen and other individuals or acolytes in the united states who would reach out and touch somebody and recruit them to go to human -- yen in -- yemen or pakistan. what has happened is the self- rad
country because of efforts that have been undertaken by those entities, whether it be in pakistan, afghanistan, and other areas around the world. >> there has been a lot of attention both inside and outside government involving -- with respect to the issue of what might be done about the motivations of people who engage in terrorist activity or are recruited by terrorist organizations. i wonder if you could speak a little bit as to whether you see efforts to do something about this to be...
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, women, give them a chance, women, in afghanistan. yet, youric, the liberals, they don't want to do that no, let those women -- let them just be enslaved by the taliban, that's what the liberals would do. they don't care. all right? iraq. we got rid of this horrible tyrant saddam in iraq. we gave him a shot. they will probably blow it. but we gave them a chance. all right? we freed all the people in eastern europe by bankrupting putin's soviet union while he was in the kgb that slimy explicative, all right? but now that's over. it's over so we are saying we are going to look out for us. and the rest of the peopleer te damned. >> that's terrible. >> that's what's happening. >> remember, bill clinton went into kosovo. remember that. >> bill: it's over. that's a different time. it's not going to happen again. >> yeah, but i think what's happening now is a lot of these democrats are having a flashback. they are thinking oh my gosh, i should have voted against bush going into iraq back 10 years ago or whatever. >> bill: you are touching on
, women, give them a chance, women, in afghanistan. yet, youric, the liberals, they don't want to do that no, let those women -- let them just be enslaved by the taliban, that's what the liberals would do. they don't care. all right? iraq. we got rid of this horrible tyrant saddam in iraq. we gave him a shot. they will probably blow it. but we gave them a chance. all right? we freed all the people in eastern europe by bankrupting putin's soviet union while he was in the kgb that slimy...